Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 11:11:53 BSTFrom: [email protected] (Howard Wright)BIG SWIFTY - Frank Zappa-----------------------------------------Tabbed by Howard Wright[email protected]This is based mostly on the 'Make a Jazz Noise Here' version, butit should be pretty similar to other versions - it's usually the rhythmof the bits that changes, rather than the notes themselves.It might be an idea to listen to the track from 'Jazz Noise ...' andfollow the tab just so you know where the different sections come in.There are quite a few time changes - I've tried to indicate someof them (i.e fast bit, slow bit, etc) but it's best if you getused to the track a little, then it should be clear how the tabworks.Main Swifty Tune :-------------------(pretty fast !)E---------------------------------------9-----------------B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--8--7--8p7---G-------------------------------------------------------9-D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------9-----12----------B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------Repeat the two lines aboveDescending riff :------------------E----12-10-10-9-10-9-----12-10-10-9-10-9-------------------B--------------------12------------------12-10-12----------G-------------------------------------------------/14-12---D----------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------repeat above line oncefast descending run on guitar :E---------------------------------------------------------B---3-2-0-------0-----------------------------------------G---------2-0-2---2-0---0---------------------------------D---------------------4---4-2-0---0-----------------------A-------------------------------4---4-2-0-----------0-2-3-E-----------------------------------------3-2h3p2-0-------E---------------------------7------------------------------------------B----------------------8-10---10-8-7-8-7-------------------------------G-----------------7----------------------9-7-6-7-6---------------2-4-5-D------------5------------------------------------9-7-5-4h5p4-2-------A-------3------------------------------------------------------------E--1----------------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------------G-----------------7-----9---9-9-9-11-12----12-12-11-9-11-9------D------------5--------------------------------------------------A-------3-------------------------------------------------------E--1------------------------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------8---8-8-8-10-12---12-12-10-8-10-8-G--9-9-9-11-12----12-12-11-9-11-------------------------------------D-------------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B--8---8-8-8-10-12---12-12-10-8-10------------------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------(triplet feel)E--------------------------------------------------------------B---8-10-12-12-10-8-8-10-12-12-10-8--------------------------------G------------------------------------11-10-11-10-8-8-10-11-11-10-8-D-------------------------------------------------------------A-------------------------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------------E--------------------------------------------------------------B---9-11-13-13-11-9-9-11-13-13-11-9--------------------------------G-----------------------------------12-11-12-11-9-9-11-12-12-11-9--D-------------------------------------------------------------A-------------------------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------------E--------------------------------------------------------------B---10/12-10---------------------------------------------------G------------12------------------------------------------------D-------------------------------------------------------------A---------------12/14--12-------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------------(Now pause for breath !)E-----------------------------------------------------------------------B--10/12-10------------------------------10/12-10-----------------------G-----------12----------------------12------------12--------------------D------------------------12-10----------------------------------12-10-8-A--------------12/14--12--------10-------------------12/14--12----------E-----------------------------------------------------------------------E-----------------------------------------------------------------------B--10/12-10------------------------------10/12-10-----------------------G-----------12----------------------12------------12--------------------D------------------------12-10----------------------------------12-10-8-A--------------12/14--12--------10-------------------12/14--12----------E-----------------------------------------------------------------------E------------------------------B---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------G---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------D---9/10--10--9/10/9/10/9------A------------------------------E------------------------------************************************Make a jazz noise HERE !!!************************************... and continue making jazz noises over this chord sequence :C#7#5 C7#5 B7#5 Bb7#5 A7#5 Ab7#5 G7#5 D7#5Use either of these two chord shapes :EADGBE EADGBE3x344x xx3443G7#5 G7#5(Just move them up to the 9th position for the C#, then downone fret at a time )The sequence goes round and round - it goes down a semitone at a time, thenwhen you get to G you move back up to D and start going down again ...A little later on the same evening :(this is where they stop noodling and the whole brass section playsthis tune together - the pace kind of picks up here too)E------------------------------------------------------------B-------10--13-----12-13-12-10-------10----------------------G-----11--------------------------12----12----11-------------D---12-------------------------------------------------------A------------------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------------E---------8--12----10-12-10----------------------------------B------10-------------------13----12-13-12----10-------------G---11------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---------12---15----14-12-14-15----14-12-14-15----14-12----B------13------------------------------------------------15-G---14------------------------------------------------------D-----------------------------------------------------------A-----------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E--11-12--------------------------------------------------B----------15--13-12--13----15---------14---13------------G------------------------14-----------------------14--12--D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------^^^stick a trill on this last noteif you fancyE----------------------------------------------------------------B------12--15------------12--15-------------12--15------------12-G----12--------11--12--12---------11--12--12--------11--12--12---D--12----------------12-----------------12----------------12-----A----------------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------------Carmen !---------E---------------------------------------------------------B---15-14-13-13--13-12-11-10---10-9-8-6-8p6p5-6--8--6--5--G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B--/15--14--13-13-13-12-11--10---10-8-6--5-6p5---5-6-5----G----------------------------------------------7--------7-D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------7-----------------B--------7---10--7---------7-8-10-10-10-10---10-8------------G----7-9-----------9-7---9-----------------------------------D--7-------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E-----------7----------------7-7-7-7-9-7-------------------B-------7-8---8-7-----7-8-10-------------------------------G-----9-----------9----------------------------------------D---9------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------1812 Overture bit :---------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B----------8---------8------------------8---------8---------G-----8-10---10-8-10----8---8------8-10---10-8-10----8---8-D---8----------------------------8--------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------G-----10-12-10----------10---------10-------8-10-8----------------------D--10----------10----10----10----10-------8--------8----8--------------A-----------------11----------11---------------------10---------E---------------------------------------------------------E--------------------B--------------------G--8--------8--------D----8----8----------A------10------------E--------------------Repeat the last three lines once - as you get to the last few notes,start playing in the wrong key - and add a few odd notes at the endtoo !(That's what they do !)Now it goes back to that chord sequence :C#7#5 C7#5 B7#5 etc etcGo through this a few times ....After quite a bit more noodling, and the sampled voicessection (with water noises) it comes back to the swifty tunebut a slightly different version :Swifty tune version 2:-----------------------(fairly slow)E----------------------------------------9-----------------B---7-8-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-7-8/10-----10-8-7-8-7----G-------------------------------------------------------9--D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E--------------------------------------------------9----12--12/-B--7-8--8p7-8-8--7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8-8p7-8-10-12---10-------G----------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------(now a lot faster !)E---------------------------------------9-----------------B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--8--7--8p7---G-------------------------------------------------------9-D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------9-----12----------B-----7h8-8p7-8p7-8--7h8-8p7-8p7-8-8/10---10--------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------(slow again)E--12-10-10-9-10-9----12-10-10-9-10-9------------------12/14-12-B------------------12------------------12-10-12-----------------G------------------------------------------------/14-12--------D------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------E----12-10-10-9-10-9-----12-10-10-9-10-9-------------------B--------------------12------------------12-10-12----------G-------------------------------------------------/14-12---D----------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------E----------------------------------------------------------E---------7----------------------------------------------B---8-10----10-8-7-8--7----------------------------------G-------------------------9-7-9-7-6-4-6-4h6p4------------D------------------------------------------------7-------A--------------------------------------------------------E--------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------8--------8-------G---4--------------------------------5---------5----------D-----7-5-4-5-4h5p4-----4----4---3----------3-------------A--------------------7----7-----------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------(faster)E----------------------5-7-5---------------------------------B--------8-------8-7-8-------8-7-8-7-5------------------------G-----5-------5------------------------7-6-7-6-4--------------D--3-------3-------------------------------------7-5-7-5-4----A----------------------------------------------------------7--E------------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B--------------------5--6--7--6--5-----5--6--7--6--5------G-----------4--6--7-----------------7-----------------7---D--4--5--7------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B---5-----------------------------------------------------G------4------7------4------------------------------------D----------7-----7-----7-5-4-3-2-1-2-3-0-1-2--------------A----------------------------------------------4--5--6----E---------------------------------------------------------E--------------------------------------------------------B--------------------------------------------------------G-------------------------9/11--9------------------------D------------7---7----9-9----------11/9p7---7-----7------A---------7---------9------------------------------------E---7--7-------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------B---10/12--10---------------------------------------------G--------------12-----------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A------------------12/14---12-----------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------'Farewell to swifty' motif :-----------------------------E--11-12-12-11-12-11-12--11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-11-12/14--17--B---------------------------------------------------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------E---14--12--11---11/12---11/7-----------------------------B---------------------------------------------------------G---------------------------------------------------------D---------------------------------------------------------A---------------------------------------------------------E---------------------------------------------------------I don't think there are any mistakes here - but if you find anythingyou're not sure about, let me know..... now practice !!!Howard